School Nurse

SCHOOL NURSE SALARY

SCHEDULE:

NEGOTIATED SALARY SCHEDULE DEPARTMENT: SPECIAL SERVICES FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT SAFETY-SENSITIVE: YES Position Summary

The school nurse supports student success by providing health care through assessment, intervention, and follow-up for all children within the school setting. The school nurse addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and social health needs of students and supports their achievement in the learning process.

• Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Registered Nurse (R.N.) Licensed by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. Certified, or eligible to be Certified, as a School Nurse by the Oklahoma State Board of Education.
• Maintains, or able to obtain, current CPR instructor certification.
• Experience in the public health and/or school district health fields preferred.

• Assists in developing school health programs.
• Conducts school programs of hearing and vision screening, scoliosis screenings, pediculosis screenings as required.
• Conducts age appropriate health related educational programs including but not limited to CPR, HIV-Aids, nutrition, general health and well-being, dental health, and growth and development to students.
• Provides a standard of care for students and staff in the case of injury or emergency illness within the RN’s scope of practice. Administers first aid in accordance with established first aid procedures.
• Implements Board policy and the school health guidelines on exclusion and readmission of students in connection with infectious and contagious diseases.
• In compliance with the Oklahoma Health Department, supervises student immunization compliance, including providing resources, exempting and readmitting students.
• Gives injections/medications following physician’s orders. These may include but are not limited to anaphylaxis medication, allergy solutions, and insulin.
• On-site supervision and coordination of health education by non-district personnel; to include nursing students, respiratory therapy students and volunteers.
• Inspects, monitors, and/or prepares 504 plans, Individual Healthcare Plans or physician orders for care of medically sensitive students.
• Additional duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to compose and write grammatically correct correspondence and memos.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, schedule form, or blueprint form.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit.
The employee must frequently lift and/or move up or more than 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to or more than 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fume or airborne particles. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions. The employee…